Fresh Jones Talks Making $100K in Royalties, Staying Independent, Runtz & More

Fresh Jones Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Music Producer Fresh Jones stopped by the producergrind office to talk about his success as a music producer, working with YFN Lucci, Bankroll Fresh, 2 Chainz & More. He talked about making over $100,000 per year off music publishing royalties & the benefits of producers staying independent. Fresh also dropped some music producer advice as well as the things that are holding producers back from finding success these days. We also talked about how engineering helps producers get into situations where they can get placements or play beats for big artists. Lots of gems in this podcast as usual. Shout out to Fresh Jones for pulling up.

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0:40 Fresh Jones come up story
1:54 What got you into making beats?
2:25 How & why he started engineering
4:58 Producers getting paid now vs the mixtape era
8:29 Is dropping mixtapes dead?
12:30 How Fresh Jones linked up with Bankroll Fresh
14:47 Bankroll Fresh New Posthumous Album
15:45 Producing 5 songs on YFN Lucci “Wish Me Well” Mixtape
17:50 New Lucci music vs old Lucci music
18:37 What type of beats does Fresh Jones make?
18:59 The rap game is missing real music
20:20 Who does Fresh Jones listen too?
23:58 Beats getting copied & remade
26:25 Importance of rappers dropping music the right way
29:58 Spending money on radio campaigns
31:07 Benefits of producers staying independent & signing a deal
32:10 Posting his $100,000 + music royalty statement
32:41 How do you get your royalty money from songs?
35:00 Producer advice & being serious about making it
37:41 How to meet & connect with rappers in a club environment
38:49 How engineering helps producers career’s progress faster
41:29 Producing is LIFE – THERE IS NO “PLAN B”
42:05 The biggest thing holding young producers back from success
45:40 When producers try to sound like other producers
48:10 Why your image & fashion is more important than ever
52:20 The next wave of rap music & different markets emerging
54:35 Having your own publishing company
55:10 Producers dropping songs with artists instead of waiting
58:20 Getting consent to sell music featuring major artists
1:04:28 Hiring friends as your manager
1:07:05 Overrated/Underrated
– (1:07:20) Rap Snacks
– (1:07:45) Producers Signing to Labels
– (1:10:15) Buying Software
– (1:23:30) Runtz Weed